Betty

Never shy with an opinion yet ready to be wrong
She didn't always know when she was
You don't know all the things you do
Some we all see and hers many responded to

She was of her generation
walked many crooked roads and saw some straightened
She took a stand and she was known and celebrated
Today one more

She loved to be in charge
Never wanted to follow
I didn't understand her completely
But she showed up everyday

What could be said
It has been many years
What could not be said
More than we have words here

She was several people in my life
And even more in her's
A living bridge for so long
Some places we can no longer get

This we mourn as we did with her
And will gather closer all together one fine day